Sebastopol, an antebellum home constructed largely of concrete, is a former state park that has been transferred to the city of Seguin to operate.

Sebastopol, an antebellum home constructed largely of concrete, is...

In the past five years, Hurricane Ike nearly wiped two popular beachfront parks from the map in Galveston and Sabine Pass. Record-setting wildfires incinerated thousands more acres of state parkland. The historic drought killed countless trees and continues to punish West Texas parks such as San Angelo, which banned all recreation on its nearly bone-dry lake. And then there's the repairs needed for aging historic sites such as the Battleship Texas.

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